Central Business District (CBD)

Downtown: This is often synonymous with the CBD. It's usually located at or near the historical center of a city where there are large concentrations of retail and office buildings.

Urban Sprawl: This refers to uncontrolled expansion of urban areas. It's like when you pour too much pancake batter into a pan and it spreads out uncontrollably.

Gentrification: This is when wealthier people move into, renovate, and restore housing in deteriorated urban neighborhoods, driving up property values but often displacing lower-income families and small businesses. Imagine if someone bought an old rundown house in your neighborhood, renovated it into a luxury mansion which increased property taxes for everyone else.